Boot path Chaam

In the catchment area of the Chaamse Beek you have a wide view over meadows full of flowers. Hedgerows and pollard willows lie like ribbons in the landscape.

When you go hiking in the Brabant nature reserve 't Broek, it is advisable to put on boots or good waterproof shoes, the nickname of the walking route is not for nothing Laarzenpad! Chaamse Beek, entrance Laarzenpad Parking is possible on the other side of the starting point of the Laarzenpad, there is room for a few cars. Centuries-old names You can immediately see why the walking route is also called 'Boot Path'. The route starts at the Chaamse Beek along the marshy grasslands. On the right you see a frog pool, where cattle used to come to drink. CHAAM EN 'T BROEK The name Chaam has been around for centuries and comes from the Celtic camb, which means bend in the river. Because the village is a bit higher than the streams around it, the land was good for farmers to settle there and cultivate fields. 't Broek is a distortion of the old Germanic word broka, which means swamp